Juliana Augusta "Guus" Preitinger (also known as Guus van Dongen) (18 October 1878, in

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– 21 January 1946, in

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) was a German-born Dutch painter who lived most of her adult life in Paris. She married the painter

Kees van Dongen Cornelis Theodorus Maria "Kees" van Dongen (26 January 1877 – 28 May 1968) was a Dutch-French painter who was one of the leading Fauvism, Fauves. Van Dongen's early work was influenced by the Hague School and symbolism and it evolved gradually ...

, and they had a son, who died as an infant, and a daughter together. They divorced in 1921. She had a career as a modern painter.

Early life and education

Juliana Augusta "Guus" Preitinger was born in 1878 in

. Her family moved to

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, the Netherlands and became Dutch citizens. When she showed artistic talent as a child, her family encouraged her to get art training. Preitinger and van Dongen first met as painting students at the art academy in

. They decided to move to Paris together, and Preitinger went first to find work.

Marriage and family

They married on 11 July 1901 in Paris. The couple had a son, who died two days after he was born in December 1901. They had a daughter, Augusta, known as "Dolly", born on 18 April 1905. Russell T. Clement, ''Les Fauves: A Sourcebook''
Greenwood Publishing Group, 1994, pp. 467–468, accessed 1 February 2013 That year, the family moved to an apartment in the

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in Montmartre, where they were neighbors and became friends with the artist

Pablo Picasso Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and Scenic design, theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th ce ...

and his companion

Fernande Olivier Fernande Olivier (born Amélie Lang; 6 June 1881 – 29 January 1966) was a French artist and model known primarily for having been the model and first muse of painter Pablo Picasso, and for her written accounts of her relationship with him. Pic ...

. In 1914, Guus took Dolly went to Rotterdam for the summer to see their families. The outbreak of

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prevented them from returning to

until 1918. By then, Kees van Dongen had started a relationship with a married socialite, the fashion director

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, also known as Jasmy Jacob. Augusta and Kees divorced in 1921.

Career

Preitinger continued her painting career in Paris and had an exhibit in 1921 at the Galerie Artes.Clement (1994), p. 470 She died in Paris in January 1946.

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